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Pirates of Penzance, The
     
Pirates of Penzance, The
(1879) a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan about a group of pirates who never succeed in robbing anyone. It contains the well-known songs The Very Model of a Modern Major General and A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One.
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